117. What do you call the level of a building that is partly or entirely underground?
a. basement (60.67%)
b. cellar (1.66%)
c. I use both, and they mean the same thing (12.60%)
d. A basement is finished (for example with plastered or painted walls, carpets, etc.), whereas a cellar is unfinished (made up of bare stone or cement, used only for storage). (15.31%)
e. A cellar has an outside entrance (some call this a "bulkhead"), whereas a basement does not (8.40%)
f. other (1.36%)
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Choice a: basement

Choice b: cellar

Choice c: I use both, and they mean the same thing

Choice d: A basement is finished (for example with plastered or painted walls, carpets, etc.), whereas a cellar is unfinished (made up of bare stone or cement, used only for storage).

Choice e: A cellar has an outside entrance (some call this a "bulkhead"), whereas a basement does not